Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago
Prasad, H.; Siddique, A.; Bhowal, A.; Purushothaman, J.; Raghunathan, C.; Madhusoodhanan, R. (2022). Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, in: Sivaperuman, C. et al. Faunal ecology and conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. pp. 377-394. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5158-9_18
In: Sivaperuman, C. et al. (2022). Faunal ecology and conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Springer: Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19-5157-2; e-ISBN 978-981-19-5158-9. XVI, 666 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5158-9, more
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Andaman Sea; Bay of Bengal; Biodiversity; Indian Ocean |
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- Prasad, H.
- Siddique, A.
- Bhowal, A.
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- Purushothaman, J.
- Raghunathan, C.
- Madhusoodhanan, R.
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| Abstract |
Marine mesozooplankton constitute a varied array of organisms that serve a critical role in bridging the microbial and marine food web. They are the dominant grazers exhibiting diverse feeding techniques and feeding spectra. They also play essential ecosystem roles such as regulating biogeochemical cycles and biological pumps, assisting in carbon transfer and fixation, and signalling water quality, water current circulation, and climate change. They are also vital commercially and ecologically due to their impact on biological productivity and fisheries. This chapter compiles mesozooplankton diversity from the eastern waters of Great Nicobar Island based on existing studies and our research. There are 68 valid species divided into five phyla, nine classes, 19 orders, 40 families, and 49 genera. Subclass Copepoda (class Hexanauplia; superclass Multicrustacea) was the most dominant and diversified taxon with 48 species distributed over the orders Calanoida (31 species), Cyclopoida (10 species), Harpacticoida (six species), and Canuelloida (one species). |
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